There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Catania by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane ORD - CTA
14h 18m€352–554Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane MDW - CTA
16h 16m€312–1,104Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane ORD - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossatrain
19h 27m€396–668
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Catania is to fly which costs €350 - €600 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Catania is to fly which takes 14h 18m and costs €350 - €600.
The distance between Chicago and Catania is 8265 km.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Chicago to Catania, including transfers.
Catania is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:02 AM in Chicago and 3:02 PM in Catania.
There are 4646+ hotels available in Catania.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Catania, Italy?
ITA Airways, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Boston, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Palermo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Aeroporto Fontanarossa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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